Archaeology

The "intriguing" game was found in what may be a hidden passageway.

The village is one of the oldest ever uncovered in the Nile Delta.

Amber has been valued for its color and natural beauty since ancient times.

King Pakal the Great ascended to the throne aged 12, ruling over the city state of Palenque during its golden age.

The settlement was abandoned more than a century ago when a large dam and reservoir were constructed.

The ancient concoction shows people were making mummies in Egypt thousands of years earlier than previously thought.

The eruption, which took place on the Greek island of Santorini, was so powerful that the effects were felt as far away as Egypt and modern-day Turkey.

The traditional narrative of the island's history suggests that the local people destroyed their own society through infighting and overexploitation of natural resources, while a new study suggests a society with a high level of collaboration.

The sphinx lies on the road between two temples that venerate a king of ancient gods.

The warrior was believed to be aged between 40 and 50 and his right arm had been amputated around the mid-forearm.

The henge likely dates from somewhere between 3,150 B.C. and 2,500 B.C.

New findings suggest that modern humans evolved in populations that were scattered across the African continent.

These products would eventually go on to serve as universal currencies across the different Maya regions and were used to finance state activities, as well as household needs.

"It is unlikely that these children and young people were killed in a massacre or conflict," one of the researchers said.

The ancient skull fragment is "a unique opportunity to learn more about the biology and diversity of our ancestors and their relatives and, ultimately, about their evolution."

Archaeologists think that several expensive items found in the grave, including a gemstone buckle on a beaded belt and a mirror found in a makeup box, were placed there to accompany the woman into the afterlife.

Several rock slabs were found with paintings and inscriptions on them.

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"This was a very special individual," researchers say.

He survived the first showers of ash and rock, but was toppled as he tried to flee the city.

Archaeologists have long ignored the region, but the new discovery is rewriting history.

What were they fighting about? And why were their bones moved after their death?

The Nazca Lines are a series of giant ancient drawings etched into the sands of the Peruvian desert.

Researchers believe the Roman Empire was economically stronger—and dirtier—than the much-lauded republic that inspired the founders of the U.S.

In a race against tunneling looters, archaeologists stumbled on an "extraordinary" discovery just outside where the lost city walls once stood.

Saqqara is a vast ancient burial ground that once served as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis.

A hoard of scrolls, relics and other artifacts have been discovered in the ancient statue.

Archaeologists believe they have uncovered what the Caribs ate.

Are these the mummified remains of one of the last monarchs of Iran?

The Ministry of Antiquities announced the finding on Sunday.